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U.S. speeds up Abrams tank delivery to Ukraine war zone
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model that can be ready faster, with the aim of getting the 70-ton battle powerhouses to the war zone in eight to 10 months, U.S. officials told the Associated Press....
Dodge unveils last super-fast gasoline muscle car
DETROIT — The last gas-powered muscle car from Dodge isn’t leaving the road without some squeals, thunder and crazy-fast speed. The 2023 Challenger SRT Demon 170 will deliver 1,025 horsepower from its 6.2-liter supercharged V-8, and the automaker says it will be the quickest production car made. Stellantis, formed in...
Paul Newman’s camp for sick kids rises from the ashes
ASHFORD, Conn. — Amarey Brookshire was devastated when she heard about the fire at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill children — her camp. The February 2021 blaze destroyed much of the retreat in the woods of eastern Connecticut, which was founded by the late actor...
Boris Johnson says ‘partygate’ untruths were honest mistake
LONDON — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged Tuesday that he misled Parliament about rule-breaking government parties during the coronavirus pandemic — but insisted he never intentionally lied. Britain’s boisterous former leader is set to be grilled by lawmakers on Wednesday over whether he lied when he denied there...
Biden signs bill on covid origins declassification
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of covid-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic. The legislation, which passed both the House and Senate without dissent, directs the...
Los Angeles schools shut down as staff begin 3-day strike
LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they are being joined in solidarity by teachers in a three-day strike that has shut down the nation’s second-largest school system. Demonstrations began at a...
‘John Wick’ stars honor late co-star Lance ReddickVideo
LOS ANGELES — Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne were among the “John Wick: Chapter 4” stars honoring Lance Reddick, their co-star who died unexpectedly last week, at the film’s Los Angeles premiere. “We lost our brother, and in a really sort of very shocking way. I think we’re all still...
Garbage: In Paris streets, heaps of it become protest symbol
PARIS — Garbage. Heaps, mounds and piles of it are growing daily — and in some places standing higher than a human being. A strike by Paris garbage collectors, which begins its 16th day on Tuesday, is taking a toll on the renowned aesthetics of the French capital, a veritable...
Army of lobbyists helped water down banking regulations
WASHINGTON — It seemed like a good idea at the time: Red-state Democrats facing grim reelection prospects would join forces with Republicans to slash bank regulations — demonstrating a willingness to work with President Donald Trump while bucking many in their party. That unlikely coalition voted in 2018 to roll...
Yellen says bank situation ‘stabilizing,’ system is ‘sound’
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is trying project calm after regional bank failures, saying the U.S. banking system is “sound” but additional rescue arrangements “could be warranted” if any new failures at smaller institutions pose a risk to financial stability. Yellen, in an excerpt of remarks prepared for delivery...
Trump waits out grand jury as New York braces for protests
NEW YORK — Facing the possibility of criminal charges, Donald Trump waited it out in Florida on Tuesday as New York braced for disruptions that could follow an indictment. Republican contenders in the 2024 race sized up the impact a prosecution could have on a campaign in which the former...
Biden to designate national monuments in Nevada, Texas
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is establishing national monuments in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary in U.S. waters near the Pacific Remote Islands southwest of Hawaii. The Democratic president is set to announce the measures Tuesday at a White House summit on conservation action at the Interior...
QB Joshua Dobbs returning to Browns as Watson’s backup
CLEVELAND — Joshua Dobbs is back with the Cleveland Browns as a backup. The free agent quarterback, who spent most of last season with Cleveland, agreed Monday to a one-year contract and will be the team’s No. 2 quarterback behind Deshaun Watson next season. Dobbs’ agent, Mike McCartney, congratulated his...
Police: Colorado dentist killed wife by lacing shakes with poison
DENVER — Police believe a Colorado dentist laced his wife’s pre-workout protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide, eventually killing his spouse so he could be with a woman he was having an affair with, according to court documents. James Craig, 45, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder Sunday, shortly...
In Trump probe, grand jury hears from potential last witnessVideo
NEW YORK — A grand jury heard from a potential final witness Monday in the investigation into Donald Trump as law enforcement officials accelerated security preparations in advance of a possible indictment and as fellow Republicans staked out positions in a criminal probe expected to shake up the 2024 presidential...
Stocks rise on Wall Street after bank deal, regulator movesVideo
NEW YORK — Stocks rose Monday on Wall Street after regulators pushed together two huge banks over the weekend and made other moves to build confidence in the struggling industry. The S&P 500 climbed 34.93 points, or 0.9%, to 3,951.57. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 382.60, or 1.2%, to...
Teen driver in New York crash that killed 5 children had no licenseVideo
A 16-year-old driver killed in a one-vehicle crash that also took the lives of four young relatives did not have a driver’s license or permit and may have fallen asleep or become distracted before the SUV veered off a New York parkway, officials said Monday. The car continued straight at...
Mercyhurst’s Carson Briere charged for pushing wheelchair down stairsVideo
Three misdemeanor charges were filed Monday against the son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere after a video posted on social media showed him and another Mercyhurst University athlete pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a staircase. Police in Erie filed charges of criminal mischief, criminal conspiracy to commit...
St. Francis (Brooklyn) to drop NCAA D-I athletics program
NEW YORK — St. Francis College, one of the smallest NCAA Division I schools, announced Monday that its board of trustees has approved a plan to eliminate its athletic program at the end of the spring semester. St. Francis sponsors 21 NCAA teams, including men’s and women’s basketball, and has...
Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases
BOISE — Idaho is poised to allow firing squads to execute condemned inmates when the state can’t get lethal-injection drugs, under a bill the Legislature passed Monday with a veto-proof majority. Firing squads will be used only if the state cannot obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections — and...
Is my money safe? What you need to know about bank failures
NEW YORK — Recent turmoil in the banking industry may have you worried about your money. The recent collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, which catered mostly to the tech industry, were the second- and third-biggest bank failures in U.S. history. It started when too many depositors tried...
1 dead, 1 hurt in Texas school shooting; suspect arrested
ARLINGTON, Texas — One student was fatally shot and another injured when a third student opened fire Monday morning outside a Dallas-area high school before being arrested, police said. The shooting began on a high school campus in the suburb of Arlington around 6:55 a.m., before many students arrived for...
West Virginia state police superintendent resigns amid probe
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday ordered a thorough investigation of the State Police after he accepted the resignation of the agency’s superintendent and revealed allegations of wrongdoing, including that a video camera was placed inside a women’s locker room. Justice said he has appointed Jack Chambers,...
4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial
WASHINGTON — Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right antigovernment extremist group. A Washington D.C. jury found Sandra Parker, of Morrow, Ohio; Laura Steele,...
AP source: Rick Pitino accepts coaching job at St. John’s
NEW YORK — Rick Pitino is set to become the new men’s basketball coach at St. John’s, according to a person familiar with the agreement. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the school had not yet made the announcement. Pitino is expected to...
